Donna Clair

Southwest Contemporary Artist

PROGRESS!

ABIQUIU – New 40″x40″ – painted the bottom of the canvas this week – upside down to dry for ten days or so and then on its way to a new happy home in Ohio!

PUESTA DEL SOL – 30″x40″ Original Oil – Work in Progress (Underpainting)

Studio No. 3414 – PUESTA DEL SOL – 30″x40″ Original Oil on Belgian Linen – Work in Progress (Underpainting).  Color Notes: All basic  colors mixed with Grumbacher MG Underpainting White and Turp.  Sky – Dioxazine Purple.  Mountains – Cerulean Blue, Sky Color.  Trees:  Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre.  Foreground:  Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Olive […]

ABIQUIU – 40″x40″ Work in Progress – Underpainting with Color Notes

Studio No. 3314 – ABIQUIU – 40″x40 Work in Progress (Underpainting) – Color Notes:  All colors mixed with Grumbacher Underpainting White and turp.  Sky and Water:  Cobalt Blue, Turquoise Green.  Back Mountains:  Cobalt Blue and Dioxazine Purple.  Yellow Ochre and a dirty brush.  Earth:  Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, dirty brush.  Trees:  Prussian Blue, Chrome Oxide […]

BLANK IS THE END; BLANK IS THE BEGINNING…..

Blank is the end and blank is the beginning — A whole new chapter – the front yard was full of magpies this morning – a wonderful omen. I learned a new word today – “hybridity” – and realized, yes I am a hybrid – a life lived in many layers! Find your own way […]

STUDIO CLEAN-UP DAY – 5 New Auctions!

Studio Clean-up Day – New Auctions as listed below – preparing canvases to block in new paintings this week. Would love to send my free Studio Newsletter to you, just send your email address (never shared). There is no obligation to buy and you can opt out at any time.  – Happy Friday! DC